Virgin Galatic Rolls Out SpaceShipTwo

[Realms09]

Some news from my branch of the business:

"On Monday 7th December Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California. 800 press, future astronauts and VIP guests gathered in the desert for a press conference and to view the roll out of the world’s first commercial spaceline."

http://www.virgingalactic.com/news/item/spaceshiptwo-roll-out/

Check out the video on the right of the page. Mock-ups have been presented in the past, but this marks the first presentation of the finished airframe.

 

[twotwowoo]

That's cool and all, but honestly, it's ugly as sin.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Sexiest machine i've ever seen. I'd give my left arm to fly it.

 

[29.92inHg]

It really is awesome. Richard Branson is my hero. (for the business side of it all, and the balls to do it). Rutan is pretty awesome too.

 

[SlumTodd_Millionaire]

That's cool and all, but honestly, it's ugly as sin.

I actually think it looks pretty damned good.

 

[derg]

It really is awesome. Richard Branson is my hero. (for the business side of it all, and the balls to do it). Rutan is pretty awesome too.

You do know that the Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites are actually the ones that... oh hell, nevermind!

 

[t-cart]

That thing is sweet!

 

[stesta5074]

Long live the long ez with a rocket attached.

 

[Adler]

Long with the long ez with a rocket attached.

http://www.xcor.com/products/vehicles/ez-rocket.html

I'm excited to see it at Oshkosh! Sir Richard has hinted that they might even do a launch from oshkosh in the future. He's such a bamf!

 

[BCTAv8r]

I'd give my left arm to fly it.

You setting the standards low for future astronauts.

 

[skydog2]

You do know that the Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites are actually the ones that... oh hell, nevermind!

Ideas without Capital do not get very far. Branson deserves as much credit as Rutan.

 

[granlistillo]

Ideas without Capital do not get very far. Branson deserves as much credit as Rutan.

Why do you CAPITALIZE Capital (No pun intended)? Do you know her personally?

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Richard Branson gave Shatner the opportunity to fly on one of the first voyages of the VSS Enterprise (yes, that's the official name of Spaceship 2).

He declined saying he would need some guarantees that he would come back alive.

In Klingon: "SoH 'oH nuch HoD Kirk!"
(You are a coward Captain Kirk!)

 

[I_Money]

My friend actually works for Virgin Galatic -not sure what she does but she graduated from college the year before and all you see on her facebook is her in the corp. jet and in that corp jet.

 

[ppragman]

Sexiest machine i've ever seen. I'd give my left arm to fly it.

I need my left arm to fly the thing, left testicle however, you only need one to reproduce.

 

[jynxyjoe]

Sexiest machine i've ever seen. I'd give my left arm to fly it.

You scab.

Glad to see Rutan is sticking with what he's good at. May he have much success.

 

[deek]

so how does one become a pilot of such a bird, since it says it seats 2 pilots, someone has to do it. my guess is he is hiring a lot of nasa astronauts.

 

[ppragman]

so how does one become a pilot of such a bird, since it says it seats 2 pilots, someone has to do it. my guess is he is hiring a lot of nasa astronauts.

I heard that you need to work for Virgin, and have fighter time, but that's from someone who may or may not know.

 

[Jacob Wall]

Sexiest machine i've ever seen. I'd give my left arm to fly it.

It looks amazing in my opinion.

 

[SmoothLanderJ]

That's cool and all, but honestly, it's ugly as sin.

+1... Im mean the thing is cool and all, but MAN is it ugly. LOL!